Migrating Your Data to AWS

AWS provides several services that you can use to migrate your data to your Oracle
Database installation.
These are described briefly in the following sections.
For detailed information, see the whitepaper
Strategies for Migrating Oracle Databases to AWS.

AWS Database Migration Service

AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) helps you migrate your databases to AWS with
virtually no downtime.
All data changes to the source database that occur during the migration are
continuously replicated to the target,
allowing the source database to be fully operational during the migration
process.
After the database migration is complete, the target database remains synchronized
with the source for as long as you choose, allowing you to switch the database over
at a convenient time.

AWS DMS makes it easy to load your tables from your local database to your database
in AWS.
You can migrate your Oracle Database with multiple parallel tasks, by using
an internet link (VPN connection) or a dedicated 1-Gbps or 10-Gbps connection (AWS
Direct Connect).

AWS Snowball

AWS Snowball, which is a feature of AWS Import/Export, addresses common challenges
with large-scale data transfers, including high network costs, long transfer times,
and security concerns.
Transferring data with Snowball is simple, fast, secure, and can cost as
little as one-fifth the cost of high-speed internet.

With Snowball, you don’t need to write any code or purchase any hardware to transfer
your data.
Create a job in the AWS Management Console, and a Snowball appliance will
be automatically shipped to you.
Copy your data to the appliance (it will be encrypted), and then ship it
back.
The data will be loaded to Amazon S3 on AWS and made accessible from your
instances.